Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Ringabella, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ringabella
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77043, -8.30633
- SMR number
- CO099-054----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On cliff-edge over Ringabella strand. Human skull found by O Ríordáin (1934, 86-9). Remainder of body removed by erosion of cliff-face. Position of skull indicated probably crouched posture of body, lying E-W on itsside. No evidence of grave-construction found. Dog whelk shell broken in characteristic manner for extraction of dye, and 'some pieces of burnt clay' recovered from soil above skull. O Ríordáin concludes skull is of an 'early type' and may be burial-plate of kitchen-midden dweller.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Mine - leadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.